Catapult Coaching

The field of coaching has grown dramatically over the past twenty years as more people desire to live their lives to the fullest. Coaching began in sports but is now applicable to every area of one's life. Top athletes like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods employ coaches to help them perform at top levels in their sports. Anyone who wants to perform at top levels in their lives, and achieve their own personal definition of success would employ a coach. Coaching is an ongoing professional relationship that supports the client to produce exemplary results in their lives. Think of a life coach as a chisel, and a client's aspirations are a block of marble. A chisel is a powerful tool for sculpting the marble into form, but only if pointed in the right direction. The client does the pointing. Coaching can be done in person, or over the phone, with internet support between sessions. Coaching sessions run between 30 to 60 minutes, approximately once per week for three to six months.

Through the process of coaching, clients tap their inner resources, and become empowered to change their lives for the better. This happens because a coach is trained to evoke the client's inherent excellence and is an advocate for their highest good. The coaching relationship is ever evolving, creative and dynamic. During the coaching session, the coach maintains an attitude of genuine curiosity, respect and unconditional love for their client. Coaching is outcome oriented, rather than problem oriented, and is concerned with how, rather than why. Coaching is customized to the unique needs and wants of the client. Sessions are always client centered, and focus only on the client’s agenda. In this loving, supportive environment, the coach listens to their client without judgment and with an open heart. The coach will offer observations, make challenges and ask questions intended to nudge the client to awareness and subsequent action. Any faxes, emails, and coaching sessions are held in the strictest confidence, so that communication can flow honestly and fearlessly.

Do you ever felt stuck in a rut? Do you feel your life has drifted off course? Is your life an endless list of 'to dos' yet you still don't have what you want? Do you truly know what you want? Or do you THINK you know what you want? We spend more time picking out a shirt in a department store than we do consciously designing our best life. Do you have unfulfilled dreams niggling at you to do something about them, but you don't know what? Life coaching will help you imagine a compelling future, and begin to create a plan of action. Once you achieve your desired outcome, coaching will help you to optimize your performance for even greater results. And when you’ve reached your goals, your coach will encourage you to celebrate your successes. Change is incremental, but with each session you will build momentum toward attaining your dreams. You will notice that your satisfaction increases in every area of your life; health, relationships, career, spiritual growth, and financial abundance as you steadfastly actualize your heart's desires.

Wayne Dyer is famous for saying "I'll see it when I believe it." Part of why we can get stuck in our lives is that because we don't take stock in the progress we are making. Our inner critic, that negative voice in our head that tells us we're not enough, can exaggerate the things we do wrong and minimize the things we do right. A coach will challenge you on any negative distortion, and remind you of the truth: that you are creative, resourceful and whole. Life coaching will empower you to notice what’s right, what’s working. If you were planning to take a road trip to New York from San Francisco, but you believed you were in Texas, how successful do you think you would be in getting there? Exactly. That’s why a coach is a very useful tool to help you see where you really are so you can get where you want to go! Results, like people will vary, due to your map of the world with regard to achieving results. If you believe you will see results quickly, then that will be a true statement for you. If you believe that results take a long time to produce, then that will be your truth. Beliefs are actually malleable. In coaching we can examine which beliefs are serving you, and uncover those you'd like to transform to more empowering ones. The bottom line is that if you are open, welcome and flexible to change you will see greater results. The choice is up to you.

What’s the cost of unfulfilled dreams? How far can you go repeating unsuccessful behavior patterns? How likely is it that you will reach your goals by “playing it safe” or “just getting by”? Coaching closes the gap between what you want and how to get it. It is one of the best investments you can make in yourself. The benefits of coaching are compounded as you integrate the learning throughout your life. Ultimately only you can determine if you’re ready to invest the money, time and energy in coaching. If you are ready to make the commitment to yourself and step up, you will surely be rewarded by the dividends of success! Click here for my Fees.

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I offer my clients a unique perspective I've developed from 18 years of combined experience working as a professional in public relations for hi-tech, a career placement consultant in education, a writer/director and producer of a cable TV show, and a healing arts entrepreneur. I was a ‘coach’ long before I officially became one. In career placement at a local jc, I coached college students on listening to their heart’s when choosing a career path. As a “director” I coached the actors to evoke the best performance from their intuition. For years as a massage therapist and esthetician I coached clients to believe in their inherent goodness. On a personal level, I know what it means to be in stuck places, to feel frustrated and creatively stifled. I have also broken through those limitations and expressed my creativity through acting, singing, dancing, writing, and now ‘officially’ life coaching.

On a path of constant and never ending improvement, I have spent the last five years of my life devoted to personal growth, and training to become an excellent coach. I'm very human, with my own challenges, and just because I am a life coach, does NOT mean that I have it all figured out. In fact one of the things I love most about this work is that I learn so much from my clients. I see them stretch beyond their limitations every day to fearlessly examine themselves and grow. I am awe-inspired by their journey and it fuels my passion for this work. I believe our innermost dreams are not a mean trick of the mind; they are the whispers of our hearts. I will hold a space for you of unconditional support and respect as you overcome your deepest fears and move toward your dreams.

I have been blessed to receive top notch training from two phenomenal ICF accredited Coach Training Programs: The Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, Ca and The NLP and Coaching Institute of California, in Sacramento, Ca. At the Coaches Training Institute, I studied the Co-Active Coaching Model, and earned the letters C.P.C.C - a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. At The NLP and Coaching Institute of California, I became certified in another model of coaching, NLP Coaching. At The NLP Institute in Burlingame, CA I became a Master Practitioner of Neuro-linguistic Programming. ( NLP has been called "the new technology of achievement" and is a powerful accoutrement to my coaching tools). In addition, I am a CCHT - Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, trained at the legendary Hypnotherapy Training Institute in Corte Madera, Ca. I am a member of the International Coach Federation because they have the highest standards in the world, and the most rigorous requirements for membership. I am also a member of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. Hire me to coach you because I am a passionate advocate for your highest good, and believe it's your birthright to shine!

I am confident in my coaching skills and stand behind the quality of my work. If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your coaching experience, I will refund your money. I believe the best advertisement for my coaching practice is a satisfied clientele.